Non-speech content for low rate CELP decoder

1. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain code-excited linear prediction (CELP) excitation decoded by a time-domain CELP decoder, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor and comprising non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a classifier of the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation into one of a number of categories;

a first converter of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation into a frequency-domain excitation;

a modifier of the frequency-domain excitation as a function of the category in which the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation is classified by the classifier;

a second converter of the modified frequency-domain excitation into a modified time-domain CELP excitation; and

a first linear prediction synthesis filter supplied with the modified time-domain CELP excitation to produce a modified synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation.

2. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 1 , wherein the modifier comprises:

a first calculator of a cut-off frequency where a time-domain excitation contribution stops to be used.

3. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 2 , wherein the modifier comprises:

a zeroer of the frequency-domain excitation above the cut-off frequency; and

a normalizer of the frequency-domain excitation below the cut-off frequency to produce a normalized frequency-domain excitation.

4. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 3 , wherein the modifier comprises:

a random noise generator; and

an adder of the random noise to the normalized frequency-domain excitation.

5. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 3 , wherein the modifier comprises:

a second calculator of a matching gain using an energy of the frequency-domain excitation before and after modification, the second calculator applying the matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation to produce the modified frequency-domain excitation.

6. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 2 , wherein the classifier classifies the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation as inactive or active unvoiced.

7. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a smoother of the first linear prediction synthesis filter when the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation is classified as a given one of the categories by the classifier.

8. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency-domain excitation is divided into frequency bands each divided into frequency bins, and wherein the modifier comprises:

a normalizer of the frequency-domain excitation using a frequency band-varying normalization factor to produce a normalized frequency-domain excitation.

9. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 8 , wherein the normalizer comprises:

a zeroer of the frequency bins below a fraction of a maximum value of the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency band comprising the frequency bins.

10. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 8 , wherein the modifier comprises:

a first calculator of a matching gain per frequency band using an energy of the frequency-domain excitation before and after modification.

11. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 10 , wherein the modifier comprises, for the frequency bands below a first frequency:

a second calculator for applying the matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation to produce the modified frequency-domain excitation.

12. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 10 , wherein, for the frequency bands between a first lower frequency and a second higher frequency, the memory comprises non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a finder of a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

an amplifier for amplifying the matching gain by an amplification factor per frequency bin when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is equal to or higher than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band; and

a second calculator for applying the amplified matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

13. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 10 , wherein, for the frequency bands between a first lower frequency and a second higher frequency, the memory comprises non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a finder of a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

an attenuator for attenuating the matching gain by an attenuation factor per frequency bin of the frequency band when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is lower than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band; and

a second calculator for applying the attenuated matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

14. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 10 , wherein, for the frequency bands above a given frequency, the memory comprises non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a finder of a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

a second calculator of a tilt for the matching gain when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is higher than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band, the second calculator applying the calculated tilt to the matching gain; and

a third calculator for applying the matching gain to which the calculated tilt has been applied to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

15. A device for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 10 , wherein, for the frequency bands above a given frequency, the memory comprises non-transitory instructions that when executed cause the processor to implement:

a finder of a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

an attenuator for attenuating the matching gain by an amplification factor per frequency bin of the frequency band when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is lower than a value proportional to the maximum value of the frequency band; and

a second calculator for applying the attenuated matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

16. A device for decoding a sound signal encoded by encoding parameters, comprising:

a decoder of a time-domain CELP excitation in response to the sound signal encoding parameters;

a second synthesis filter responsive to the decoded time-domain CELP excitation to produce a synthesis of said time-domain CELP excitation; and

a device according to claim 1 , for modifying the synthesis of the time-domain CELP excitation.

17. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain code-excited linear prediction (CELP) excitation decoded by a time-domain CELP decoder, comprising:

classifying the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation into one of a number of categories;

converting the decoded time-domain CELP excitation into a frequency-domain excitation;

modifying the frequency-domain excitation as a function of the category in which the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation is classified;

converting the modified frequency-domain excitation into a modified time-domain CELP excitation;

synthesizing, using a linear prediction synthesis filter, the modified time-domain CELP excitation to produce a modified synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation.

18. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 17 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises:

calculating a cut-off frequency where a time-domain excitation contribution stops to be used.

19. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 18 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises:

zeroing the frequency-domain excitation above the cut-off frequency; and

normalizing the frequency-domain excitation below the cut-off frequency to produce a normalized frequency-domain excitation.

20. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 19 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises generating a random noise and adding the random noise to the normalized frequency-domain excitation.

21. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 19 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises:

calculating a matching gain using an energy of the frequency-domain excitation before and after modification, and applying the matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation to produce the modified frequency-domain excitation.

22. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 18 , wherein the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation is classified as inactive or active unvoiced.

23. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 17 , comprising smoothing the linear prediction synthesis filter performing the synthesis of the modified time-domain CELP excitation when the synthesis of the decoded time-domain CELP excitation is classified as a given one of the categories by a classifier.

24. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain excitation according to claim 17 , wherein the frequency-domain excitation is divided into frequency bands each divided into frequency bins, and wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises:

normalizing the frequency-domain excitation using a frequency band-varying normalization factor to produce a normalized frequency-domain excitation.

25. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 24 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises zeroing the frequency bins below a fraction of a maximum value of the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency band comprising the frequency bins.

26. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 24 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises:

calculating a matching gain per frequency band using an energy of the frequency-domain excitation before and after modification.

27. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 26 , wherein modifying the frequency-domain excitation comprises, for the frequency bands below a first frequency, applying the matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation to produce the modified frequency-domain excitation.

28. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 26 , comprising, for the frequency bands between a first lower frequency and a second higher frequency:

finding a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

amplifying the matching gain by an amplification factor per frequency bin when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is equal to or higher than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band; and

applying the amplified matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

29. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 26 , comprising, for the frequency bands between a first lower frequency and a second higher frequency:

finding a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

attenuating the matching gain by an attenuation factor per frequency bin of the frequency band when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is lower than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band; and

applying the attenuated matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

30. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain CELP excitation according to claim 26 , comprising, for the frequency bands above a given frequency:

finding a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

calculating a tilt for the matching gain when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is higher than a value proportional to said maximum value of the frequency band, and applying the calculated tilt to the matching gain; and

applying the matching gain to which the calculated tilt has been applied to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

31. A method for modifying a synthesis of a time-domain excitation according to claim 26 , comprising, for the frequency bands above a given frequency:

finding a maximum value per frequency band of the normalized frequency-domain excitation;

attenuating the matching gain by an amplification factor per frequency bin of the frequency band when the normalized frequency-domain excitation in the frequency bin is lower than a value proportional to the maximum value of the frequency band; and

applying the attenuated matching gain to the normalized frequency-domain excitation in said frequency bin to produce in said frequency bin the modified frequency-domain excitation.

32. A method for decoding a sound signal encoded by encoding parameters, comprising:

decoding a time-domain CELP excitation in response to the sound signal encoding parameters;

synthesizing the decoded time-domain CELP excitation to produce a synthesis of said time-domain CELP excitation; and

a method according to claim 17 , for modifying the synthesis of the time-domain CELP excitation.